Shadowhunters' fan-favorite couple, Magnus and Alec, had their first sex scene (OK, pre-sex scene) in Monday night's episode after what felt like ages of waiting for the pair's relationship to develop. Sadly, what should have been an amazing moment in Malec shipper history was marred by what some fans feel was a problematic lack of consent.

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In the short scene, Alec goes to Magnus and surprises him with a passionate kiss. He tells the warlock that he wants to "take the next step" together, AKA the sex step. Magnus reveals that he feels vulnerable with Alec because he's rarely felt so strongly about another person in his immortal life. But Alec assures Magnus that he doesn't have anything to worry about. Then, without waiting for a response, he kisses Magnus again and pushes him into an adjoining room — obviously to have sex.

Watch the scene for yourself:

Even if Magnus was consenting in theory, many fans feel that wasn't portrayed clearly on screen.

I'm uncomfortable about the malec consent topic and I think the end of that scene was messy and it should've been longer

He added that the show's creative team felt viewers already understood that Alec would never force Magnus into a sexual act. Still, David validated fans' concerns and admitted that the scene could have shown Alec's consent more clearly.

We thought it was a given that Alec wouldn't have forced anything, but a fair point that we could have made consensus more clear onscreen.

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